Mike Dodds has admitted that whilst Nazariy Rusyn has been giving 100% in training, he is still far from fluent in English and sometimes struggles to understand his teammates and coaches when they're trying to give him instructions.
LANGUAGE BARRIER
“This is not an excuse because I would never make excuses. There is, not an issue, but his English is limited. So, in terms of being really clear with what you want, that’s a speed bump for us. But he trains properly, he wants to get better.”
VERSATILE FORWARD
“Is he a striker? It's a good question. I think he can play in all three positions (across the frontline). What Naz does give you, he's a really honest player. You know he's going to give you 100 per cent. I think he can play in all three areas. Naz doesn't really have any preference. He sees himself as a front half of the pitch player. I can see him playing all three positions. We decided to do something (on Saturday, against Swansea) and unfortunately we didn't get him in the areas of the pitch we wanted to get him in.”
GOALSCORING A SQUAD ISSUE
“Of course it’s a challenge to get goals out of the strikers. But it’s not just the strikers. We have to hurt the opposition goal more, and I'll be judged on that. As a collective, players and staff, we have to hurt the opposition goal. It's not just the number nines. We have to do more in and around the box, that's not just a nine issue, that's a collective issue.”
